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United Buses Limited

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Overview

A collection of seven photos relating to the United Buses Ltd.

09.156a
Five Bedford SB series buses lined up on railway station side of Gugeri Street, opposite United Buses Ltd.

09.156b
Bus number 6, a Daimler CVG5 Double Decker in the garage of United Buses Ltd.,

09.156c
Doube Decker Bus No.6 in the United Bus Ltd. yard, toilet is in the background - Daimler CVG5.

09.156d
CVG5 - Bus no.7 in United Buses Ltd yard next to one of the houses on Gugeri Street.

09.156e
Three buses of different eras, former Presbyterian Church Hall in the background.

09.156f
Bus no.4 Dennis Lancet and Bedfords view facing west along Gugeri Street. Tramlines and pram in the shot.

09.156g
Gugeri Street facing east. A collection of buses. United Buses Ltd. garage on the right side.

Historical information

Inter-suburban private bus service established in 1931 travelled between Claremont and Perth via Victoria Avenue and Jutland Parade. It possessed the only Perth double decker bus. The buses were imported from the United Kingdom prior to World War II. Painted in second green and cream livery. The double decker bus imported with intention of manufacturers of more in Western Australia but that never happened. Police were reticent about licensing the bus and test drove it at speed along Mounts Bay Road, loaded with police officers.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-28--9-156-a-g

Item type

Photographs

Themes

Social History

Links to additional resources

Claremont Museum.